Just because I can eat, let me go to the transfiguration meter

Chapter 33: Taking stock of the rural banquets

According to the customs around Wangjia Village, funerals usually take three days.

The first day is also called a treat, and only the families of all parties are notified. All relatives and friends must be notified.

People like Wang Liu who live in the next village will be notified on the first day.

Although Wang Liu was not at home, Xu Fei and Wang Xiaoman came here to express their opinions.

Come to the host’s house, help out, and arrange things needed for the next two days in advance.

For example, someone needs to help manage the white envelopes and record the guest list, someone needs to help organize logistics, someone needs to help contact the funeral home and wreath shop, etc. Not to mention other things, at least someone needs to pay attention to the mental state and physical condition of the family members.

According to Xu Fei's inquiry, the old man who died this time was over 90 years old. He died after a good sleep. In rural areas, this can be regarded as the end of life, so this funeral is also called a happy funeral.

Therefore, unlike those classic funerals that are full of sad atmosphere, the people who came this time were more or less not so pretentious on their faces.

When people come and go, say hello to each other, ask questions about relationships, distance and distance, and then talk in depth about some domestic and personal topics.

The deceased old man's son was about sixty or seventy years old, and he did not show too much sadness, but he must wear mourning clothes.

Xu Fei and Wang Xiaoman arrived in a hurry, still wearing regular clothes, and the wife of the old man in charge was a slim and plump woman in her 60s.Little old lady.

Everyone was full of energy. She borrowed the excuse that Xu Fei and Wang Xiaoman didn't have mourning clothes, asked about the situation, and went out. After a few minutes, she came back with two sets of mourning clothes for them to put on.

White clothes, white pants, and a white headscarf.

However, considering the hot atmosphere in summer, the white headscarf does not have to be worn on the head all the time, but they all wear a headband made of hemp rope on their head.

This is the origin of the so-called wearing hemp and wearing filial piety in rural areas.

The people in the program team have gained some experience by following. Since the chief director ordered Xu Fei not to act rashly recently, the program team only sent two photographers to watch from a distance, and the rest used the name of the TV station to film the scene. Large-scale rural funeral traditions.

This kind of funeral culture is no longer common in cities, and only such remote rural areas still retain such traditional rituals.

But once it was broadcast, online reviews were polarized. Some netizens cursed the show as old-fashioned and outdated etiquette, but other netizens also gave high praise.

Among my friends who were born in rural areas, which one never had a meal as a child?Even if this tradition is pushed forward for several hundred years, the situation is very different from the current situation and the general process is the same.

In the evening, Xu Fei and Wang Xiaoman stayed in the guest room.

The old woman knew that the two of them came from the next village. Seeing that Wang Liu was not around, she was afraid that something would happen if they went back at night, so she cleared up the guest room with a wave of her hand and let them sleep in it.

However, it is precisely because it is summer that you can fall asleep directly as long as you clean the dust, lay out a mat, and cover yourself with a blanket, without having to worry about too many things.

Compared with the simple one on the first day, it will be more formal on the second day. 80.00% of the people notified will come on this day.

Everyone chatted with each other, and the whole courtyard was noisy, just like a small family.

Although some people are not even close to each other, after such a funeral from their elders, they can get to know each other, and maybe they will be able to help each other in the future.

Xu Fei took Wang Xiaoman and met many relatives in the past two days.

What are cousins, uncles, cousins, fifth uncles, fourth uncles?
In short, with Xu Fei's excellent memory, he could not recognize all his relatives, let alone a child as old as Wang Xiaoman, but compared to Xu Fei, Wang Xiaoman was much sweeter.This little guy talks about people and ghosts.

When you see a boy, you compliment him on how handsome he is, and when you see a girl, you compliment him on how pretty he is. Although it sounds a bit cliché, who can refuse a compliment from a seven-year-old child?
That is the most intuitive and simple children’s words!
Under such circumstances, the two of them quickly penetrated into the crowd without appearing to be out of place.

The meal we eat in the morning is a large pot of mung bean porridge, pork stew with vermicelli, steamed buns, and fried pancakes, which is very rural.

At noon, the dishes became more abundant.

Compared with yesterday, although the portion was large, there seemed to be only a few types of dishes. The dishes on the second day had many more specialties.

All chicken, duck, and fish are served, as well as dried fruits, cold vegetables, rice cakes, and even made dumplings.

The entire large table can seat twelve or three people. Such a large table is fully decorated, and many new dishes are even placed in the middle of two plates.

After Xu Fei finished his work today, he did not choose to eat with the chefs yesterday. In fact, he did not help much today. The capable old lady saw that he was going to help in the kitchen and pulled him out. , let him sit on the table and wait for the meal.

Xu Fei had no choice but to find a seat and sit down.

There are nearly ten large tables in the entire lobby, and the people sitting at each table are often related to each other in some way.

For example, sitting at one table are the deceased old man's friends and even his contemporaries, while sitting at the other table are his children and nephews.

So you can often see several men aged between 70 and [-] sitting together, sipping a sip of wine, and talking loudly without even moving their chopsticks.

Seeing a table of women gossiping about their parents, they would poke their heads over from time to time to listen to what the other person was saying in a low voice. Occasionally, the atmosphere would become extremely subtle.

The most lively place was undoubtedly the table where the middle-aged men were sitting.

These people drink a lot and eat a lot. While talking about the evils of drinking, they also eat food like crazy with chopsticks in their hands.

Compared with the situation where the old men only drink wine and do not eat vegetables, and the women only eat vegetables but do not drink wine, this table seems quite heroic.

Basically, the most silent ones are those young men and women in their 20s.

They sat together. They ate quite well, but did not drink. They only drank and drank. They almost didn't know each other. They occasionally talked about a few words, but they were also irritating. Then, in order to relieve the embarrassment, they continued to lower their heads. Eat vegetables.

If an acquaintance brother puts two pieces of meat on his sister, it will make her cheeks turn red.

The person who arranged for everyone to sit down was the grandson of the deceased old man. He looked about 50 to [-] years old and looked tall and thick.

The man looked rough on the surface, but in fact, he was even more rough in his actions. He looked at Xu Fei's age and found that he was a young child, so he directly arranged him to the empty seat at the table where the young men and women were sitting.

Wang Xiaoman on the other side looked at Xu Fei's bitter face and couldn't help but chuckle.

After laughing, he started to get excited about the food in front of him. After playing with Xu Fei for a few days, this kid also became a ghost.

Xu Fei had no choice but to pull out a stool at this dining table with a special atmosphere and slowly sat down. Everyone looked at him with curiosity, doubt, and contemplation.

(End of this chapter)